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The imposing experience of Mahler's No. 6 is captured live in a performance of awesome silences and towering climaxes with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Claudio Abbado. Claudio Abbado has realised a dream with his new Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The orchestra, an exclusive ensemble of handpicked orchestral musicians, opens up new dimensions in the interpretation of symphonic music with exceptional soloists such as violinist Kolja Blacher, cellist Natalia Gutman and clarinettist Sabine Meyer filling the first desks. Claudio Abbado is undeniably a supreme Mahler conductor and his best selling recordings with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra symphonies No. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 have already been released on EuroArts they have set new standards in interpretation of works by Gustav Mahler.
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'Its different having best friends together. Everyone is there to enjoy making music, to take pleasure, to play with enthusiasm, with passion. They are Aprepared to do any crazy thing I ask them for the sake of the music. To fly, to walk through fire.'' --Claudio Abbado
Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbados music-making is a celebration of the purest joy.'' --The Gramophone Magazine
Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbados music-making is a celebration of the purest joy.'' --The Gramophone Magazine
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Abbado reinforces his reputation as a Mahler interpreter, guiding his orchestra through the composer's "Tragic" symphony. Little needs to be said about the quality of his Lucerne Festival Orchestra, who invariably respond admirably to Abbado. The final movement with its "hammer-blows of fate" is a truly moving experience.
Euroarts' production values are maintained in this recording; pictures and sound are excellent, as is direction.
I feel the DTS HD surround sound is somewhat less focused on this disc than on the others I have auditioned, almost putting the listener inside the orchestra and spreading the postioning of the instruments beyond the front speakers. This is not necessarily a criticism, as there may be a heightened sense of involvement with the music. Overall the sound is comparable with other blu-rays in this Mahler series, (I exclude Symphony no. 2 as reviews have deterred me from purchasing it), with a wide frequency and dynamic range. Mahler's heavy use of percussion is captured well; the engineer left headroom for the hammer blows, which are startling. Imagine a fairground 'try your strength' machine where you have to hit a target as hard as you can with a large wooden mallet. That roughly describes what happens here, the target being a wooden block that makes the dead sound that Mahler specified. But what a sound! The bass drum is also beautifully clear.
A winner, then, and my thanks to all involved in its production.
P.S. 29/04/2011 - see other reviews for the blu-ray version of the second symphony, now corrected and sounding magnificent. Well done Euroarts.
Euroarts' production values are maintained in this recording; pictures and sound are excellent, as is direction.
I feel the DTS HD surround sound is somewhat less focused on this disc than on the others I have auditioned, almost putting the listener inside the orchestra and spreading the postioning of the instruments beyond the front speakers. This is not necessarily a criticism, as there may be a heightened sense of involvement with the music. Overall the sound is comparable with other blu-rays in this Mahler series, (I exclude Symphony no. 2 as reviews have deterred me from purchasing it), with a wide frequency and dynamic range. Mahler's heavy use of percussion is captured well; the engineer left headroom for the hammer blows, which are startling. Imagine a fairground 'try your strength' machine where you have to hit a target as hard as you can with a large wooden mallet. That roughly describes what happens here, the target being a wooden block that makes the dead sound that Mahler specified. But what a sound! The bass drum is also beautifully clear.
A winner, then, and my thanks to all involved in its production.
P.S. 29/04/2011 - see other reviews for the blu-ray version of the second symphony, now corrected and sounding magnificent. Well done Euroarts.
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Abbado has the enviable reputation of being one of the world's finest Mahler conductors. This has been further reinforced by his set of performances held at Lucerne with his hand-picked orchestra constituting the Lucerne Festival orchestra. This very large orchestra, apart from containing musicians of outstanding individual abilities, also lays great stress upon their empathy and experience with the world of chamber music. Thus is achieved the unusual combination of orchestral size allied to individual and corporate sensitivity. This suits Abbado's particular vision of Mahler and this is apparent throughout this very fine performance which some would describe as close to definitive.
The generously spacious layout of the orchestra allows the camera work to achieve equivalent sensitivity of detail as well as panoramic effect. The surround and stereo sound captures all of this with admirable lucidity.
The upcoming series planned by Chailly, also on Blu-ray, might become a serious competitor to Abbado however. Chailly's Mahler 2 and 8 are now available. Some find Chailly preferable as an approach - being a degree less overtly emotional and more orchestrally cohesive rather than sharing Abbado's expanded chamber music approach perhaps. I personally find both approaches equally satisfying in their different ways (see my Chailly review of Mahler 2 for further details).
In my opinion this is a clear contender for the full 5 stars and should give much pleasure and satisfaction to all purchasers of the recording.
The generously spacious layout of the orchestra allows the camera work to achieve equivalent sensitivity of detail as well as panoramic effect. The surround and stereo sound captures all of this with admirable lucidity.
The upcoming series planned by Chailly, also on Blu-ray, might become a serious competitor to Abbado however. Chailly's Mahler 2 and 8 are now available. Some find Chailly preferable as an approach - being a degree less overtly emotional and more orchestrally cohesive rather than sharing Abbado's expanded chamber music approach perhaps. I personally find both approaches equally satisfying in their different ways (see my Chailly review of Mahler 2 for further details).
In my opinion this is a clear contender for the full 5 stars and should give much pleasure and satisfaction to all purchasers of the recording.
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